REVO - 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Jacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Vovkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Jacks
vs
Vovkov

186 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
174 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Jacks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vlad Vovkov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jacks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Vovkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jacks is trying to control. Vovkov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Vovkov actively working from the bottom here.
Jacks is trying to control the action in half guard but Vovkov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vovkov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Vovkov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jacks has his hands clasped together but Vovkov extends and breaks Jacks's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Vovkov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad Vovkov!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between So Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Zubar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Zubar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with So Lo's chin.

Lo
vs
Zubar

225 cm
21
173 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Rock \'n\' Shock clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, So Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronald Zubar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubar throws the left hand but Lo avoids the punch easily.
Zubar blocks a head kick by Lo.
Ronald Zubar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lo checks a leg kick nicely.
Zubar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lo avoids the body shot from Zubar.
Lo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zubar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lo moves out of range as Zubar strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo tries to clinch but Zubar is having none of it.
Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zubar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lo tries to clinch but Zubar moves out of range.
Zubar throws a nice looking combination but Lo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zubar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lo slips under a jab from Zubar.
Lo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lo defending well as Zubar loads up on a big left hand.
Lo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Lo as he connects with a hook.
Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zubar swings widly with a right hand
and Lo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Lo pushes Zubar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zubar is defending well for now.
Zubar is trying to break the clinch but Lo has him pressed against the cage.
Zubar working hard to break the clinch.
Lo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zubar up against the cage.
Lo digs a right hand underneath Zubar's ribcage. Zubar let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zubar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zubar working hard to break the clinch.
Zubar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zubar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lo prevents it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubar is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ronald Zubar will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zubar misses with a two punch combination.
Zubar misses with a few strikes there.
Zubar works the jab nicely.
Lo throws a front kick that sends Zubar stumbling back into the cage.
Lo throws out a powerful jab.
Zubar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lo but Lo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zubar looks to score with a jab to the body but Lo is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
So Lo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zubar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lo slips a straight right by Zubar.
Zubar loads up on a big right hand but Lo slips the punch.
Zubar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zubar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zubar avoids the head kick by Lo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zubar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zubar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zubar.
Zubar swats away the attempt to clinch by Lo.
Zubar throws a leg kick that misses.
Ronald Zubar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lo wants to clinch.
Zubar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lo moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zubar drives through and clinches with Lo against the cage.
Lo with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ronald Zubar has been cut.
Zubar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lo's elbow.
Zubar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lo's elbow.
Lo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zubar avoids it.
Lo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lo keeps control of Zubar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lo.
Lo trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Lo.
Lo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zubar.
A head punch on the inside from Zubar fails to land.
Zubar misses with a punch to the body.
Zubar working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubar avoiding damage as Lo throws knees to the body.
Zubar can't break the clinch.
Lo tries to throw a body punch but Zubar avoids it by throwing Lo back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Zubar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronald Zubar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lo moves away from the strike by Zubar.
Zubar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lo slaps away a takedown attempt from Zubar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zubar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Zubar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zubar can't break the clinch.
Zubar is looking to break free of the clinch but Lo has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo missing with knees to the body.
Lo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zubar's elbow.
Zubar tries to break the clinch but Lo is controlling the position.
Lo taking a breather.
Zubar wants to get back to striking at distance but Lo won't allow it.
Zubar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zubar tries to land knees in the clinch but Lo avoids the damage to the body.
Lo with a knee to the head.
Zubar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zubar breaks the clinch.
A combination from Zubar does no damage.
So Lo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zubar blocks a head kick by Lo.
Lo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zubar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zubar.
Lo doesn't manage to clinch there - Zubar circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lo tries to clinch there but Zubar circles away.

Lo moves into the clinch.
Zubar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zubar tries to break the clinch but Lo is controlling the position.
Lo blocks an uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lo keeps control of Zubar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zubar is trying to break the clinch but Lo has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Lo on the inside.
Ronald Zubar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lo lands a nice elbow.

Zubar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zubar throws a series of strikes that have Lo backpedaling.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zubar is looking to break free of the clinch but Lo has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronald Zubar.
Well Zubar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Ronald Zubar!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Ronald Zubar!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Ronald Zubar!

Ronald Zubar wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boro Miranovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jackson
vs
Miranovic

150 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rick Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boro Miranovic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miranovic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miranovic trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.

Miranovic decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jackson to his feet.
Miranovic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Miranovic, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Miranovic against the cage but Miranovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Miranovic moves out of range easily.
Miranovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miranovic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Miranovic persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.
Miranovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Miranovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Miranovic drives through with a takedown into Jackson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miranovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Miranovic is controlling him.
Miranovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jackson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miranovic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Miranovic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jackson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miranovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miranovic tries to clinch up.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miranovic tries to avoid it but Jackson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miranovic to the ground. Miranovic escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Jackson darts in and clinches Miranovic up against the cage.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Jackson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Miranovic wants a takedown but no success here.
Miranovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Miranovic is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miranovic is keeping busy.

Jackson breaks the clinch.

Miranovic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jackson is trying to defend but Miranovic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Miranovic is working for a kimura but Jackson is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackson is not content to let Miranovic control the position.
Miranovic stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.

Miranovic wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jackson tries to kick Miranovic off in order to stand up. Miranovic Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Miranovic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jackson down.
Jackson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Miranovic has an Americana. Jackson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Miranovic is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Miranovic hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Boro Miranovic!
Boro Miranovic made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diskretni Jebac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Woge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jebac comes to the cage accompanied by U NOKAUT !. Martin Woge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diskretni Jebac's chin.

Jebac
vs
Woge

188 cm
26
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diskretni Jebac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Martin Woge!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woge avoids a punch combination nicely.

Jebac gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Woge stands and steps away. Jebac gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Woge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jebac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jebac misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Jebac misses.
Jebac thows a body kick. Woge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Woge tries to clinch up.
Jebac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jebac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Woge circles away quickly and effectively.
Jebac with a nice cross.
Jebac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woge.

Woge manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jebac on his heels. He'll look to pass Jebac's guard now, I'm sure.
Woge passes into half guard.

Woge decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Woge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jebac misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jebac throws a series of punches but Woge moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Jebac. Those never looked like landing.
Jebac is breathing heavily.
Woge moves in looking to clinch but Jebac pushes him off.
Jebac will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jebac scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Woge fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jebac on the side of the head.
Jebac throws a right and a left that Woge avoids nicely.
Jebac lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Woge shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Woge forces his way into half guard.
Woge perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Woge gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jebac lands a nice hook to Woge's body. Woge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woge shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jebac as he jumps to the side.
Jebac pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Woge has taken the fight to the clinch.

Woge has picked Jebac up - he's going for a ride! Woge dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Woge not doing much here.
Woge wants to pass the guard but Jebac is defending well.
It looks like Woge is going to stand back up.
Jebac is trying to stand.
Woge works his foot free and advances to mount.
Woge controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jebac is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Woge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jebac is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Woge.
Woge content just to control the position here.

Woge working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Jebac looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Woge! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Martin Woge!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erdal Bakkal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Winstanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakkal comes to the cage accompanied by Leyla ile Mecnun'un Bitiren Melodisi. Winstanley comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Erdal Bakkal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bakkal
vs
Winstanley

165 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Powerful

Nutrition Your Way!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Erdal Bakkal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Winstanley!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakkal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Winstanley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bakkal can pounce on him.
Bakkal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winstanley's head.
Bakkal looks to land a body kick but Winstanley moved away.
Winstanley shoots in for a takedown but Bakkal shows good takedown defense.
Winstanley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erdal Bakkal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakkal connects with a jab.

Winstanley scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Winstanley is pressing down on Bakkal's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bakkal is holding on for now.
Winstanley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bakkal is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winstanley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Winstanley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Winstanley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Winstanley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakkal is trying to work for a sweep but Winstanley has mounted him!
Bakkal has given up his back. Will we see Winstanley going for some submissions?
Winstanley has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bakkal's body.
Bakkal knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winstanley on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winstanley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakkal is really stuck here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakkal trying to control the hands but Winstanley won't let him.
You can see the frustration on Bakkal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Winstanley punishes Bakkal with strikes from the back mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Winstanley is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Bakkal with him. Bakkal is trying to defend but Winstanley has an arm under the chin now! Bakkal grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Winstanley!
James Winstanley made sure to mention his sponsor, Nutrition Your Way! in his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soz Sztrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sztrova comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Delight and Anger. David has chosen The Who - Baba O'Riley as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Sztrova
vs
David

190 cm
30
215 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

190 cm
39
218 lbs
26 - 23 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Soz Sztrova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Craig David!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sztrova looks for a takedown but David sprawls well.
Sztrova shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and David counters with an outside leg kick.
David looks to throw a body kick
and Sztrova counters with a straight right hand.
David throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
David throws a low kick, looking for Sztrova's leg but Sztrova calmly moves out of range.
David throws a body punch but Sztrova moves out of range.
David throws a low kick but Sztrova avoids it.
David thumps Sztrova with a low kick.
David throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sztrova walks into a straight right hand from David.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throws a lazy head kick

and Sztrova counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in David's guard now.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sztrova wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sztrova is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
David looking for a sweep. Not yet David, not yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

David clinches with his opponent.
Sztrova tries for a takedown but David manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soz Sztrova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sztrova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sztrova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from David.
David missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David trying to land knees to the body.
Sztrova blocks an uppercut.
Sztrova taking a breather.
Sztrova has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. David is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
David using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sztrova has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
David throws a knee to the head but misses.
David misses with an elbow strike.
Sztrova is struggling to control the position.
Sztrova wants to break free but David has control.
David holding his opponent close, against the cage.
David taking a breather.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sztrova.
Sztrova's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sztrova's elbow.
David is defending well against a takedown attempt.
David stalling in the clinch but Sztrova improves position.
Sztrova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
David is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sztrova tries to break free but David pushes him back against the cage.
David stalling in the clinch.
David tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sztrova misses with an elbow strike.
David is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sztrova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sztrova is looking for a takedown.
Sztrova looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
David tries a body shot but Sztrova blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David misses with an elbow over the top.
David wants a takedown.
David wants to stall.
David's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sztrova drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sztrova gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sztrova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig David dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

David looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
David throws a leg kick

and Sztrova counters with a nice double leg into side control. David won't be happy with that.
David is trying to get back to half guard.

Sztrova wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by David, who protects the arm well.
David dodges the ground and pound from Sztrova.
You can see the frustration on David's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
David is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sztrova's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David wants to improve his position but Sztrova is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David keeping control of the position.

Sztrova is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. David doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sztrova.
David makes his way to full guard. A much better position for David.
David controls Sztrova momentarily but Sztrova frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David managing to control the position.

David is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
David controls Sztrova momentarily but Sztrova frees himself.
Sztrova preventing the sweep.
Sztrova trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
David has his hands on Sztrova's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sztrova slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
David manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
David trying to control from half guard but Sztrova is working away.
Sztrova looks like he's trying to stand up.
Soz Sztrova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sztrova is refusing to be controlled, as David sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sztrova keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
David sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sztrova defending well though.
David perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
David wants to take a breather but Sztrova is having none of it.
Sztrova is pressing down on David's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
David preventing the sweep.
David advances position into side control!
Sztrova is not content to let David control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sztrova is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig David showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

David throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sztrova.
Sztrova checks the leg kick nicely there.
David slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
David throws a right and a left that Sztrova avoids nicely.
Sztrova with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sztrova takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Soz Sztrova has been cut.
Sztrova blocks a head kick by David.
David stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and David wants it to stay on the feet.
David throws a wild body kick that Sztrova sees coming a mile off.
Sztrova shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Soz Sztrova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
David with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

David moves into range and clinches up with Sztrova.
David scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sztrova.
David lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
David creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sztrova's defenses.
David is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
David lands a body shot.
Sztrova takes a shot to the head.
David lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
David has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sztrova is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
David tries to land a knee to the head but Sztrova blocks with his arms.
Sztrova tries a body shot but David blocks it.
Sztrova has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. David avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
David drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sztrova gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
David missing with knees to the body.
Sztrova is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. David is defending well for now.
The referee is keeping an eye on David - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
David wants to take the fight to the mat but Sztrova manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
David takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sztrova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sztrova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sztrova avoiding damage as David throws knees to the body.
Sztrova is trying to drag David to the mat but David just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sztrova avoids the elbow strike from David, against the cage.
David trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sztrova misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from David.
Sztrova is working for takedown but David is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sztrova has David pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sztrova pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending David tumbling to the mat - Sztrova dives into David's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sztrova wants to control from the top but David keeps moving.
David pulls Sztrova in close to prevent any damage.
David looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sztrova is one step ahead there.

Sztrova got a little sloppy there for a moment and David has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sztrova has managed to get both his arms back between David's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David keeping moving, preventing Sztrova from controlling successfully.
Sztrova stands up over David, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
David wants to stand and escape but Sztrova is having none of it.
David looking to control.
David wants to sweep but no luck.
David not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
David is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

David looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sztrova passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Craig David comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well David has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Craig David!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Craig David!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Craig David!

Craig David wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Filipovic
vs
McFadden

188 cm
21
227 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

204 cm
32
277 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McFadden!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Filipovic throws a hook to the side of McFadden's head but McFadden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McFadden takes a kick to the side of the head.

McFadden closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from McFadden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFadden scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Filipovic is rocked!
McFadden lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Filipovic quite badly. Filipovic pulls McFadden in close trying to recover. McFadden postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Filipovic on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Filipovic doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel McFadden!
An out of breath Daniel McFadden thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Mozart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brother Firetribe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mozart 's entrance music is DJ Khaled . A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mozart
vs
Firetribe

185 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
169 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sheldon Mozart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brother Firetribe!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mozart throws a poor cross that misses
and Firetribe counters with a good low kick that Mozart was not able to check.
Firetribe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Firetribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Mozart chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Firetribe can pounce on him.
Mozart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Firetribe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mozart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Firetribe.
Mozart lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mozart missing with a left hand there. Firetribe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mozart throws a big shot that misses.
Firetribe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mozart .
Firetribe slips a jab from Mozart .
Mozart misses with an uppercut.
Firetribe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mozart looks to land a left hand but Firetribe moved out of range nicely.
Firetribe swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozart defending well as Firetribe loads up on a big left hand.
Mozart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mozart misses with a two punch combination.
Mozart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mozart throws a series of punches but Firetribe avoids them all with ease.
Firetribe moves out of range of the strikes.
Firetribe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Firetribe defending well as Mozart loads up on a big left hand.
Firetribe slips a straight right by Mozart .
Mozart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Firetribe.
Mozart throws the left hand but Firetribe avoids the punch easily.
Mozart throws a lazy uppercut
and Firetribe counters with a good low kick that Mozart was not able to check.
A left and a right from Mozart both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firetribe throws a jab when Mozart was well out of range.
Mozart throws out a loose jab but Firetribe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firetribe throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Mozart .
Sheldon Mozart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mozart throws out a loose jab but Firetribe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Firetribe throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mozart throws a big shot that misses.
Firetribe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mozart has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mozart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Firetribe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mozart 's knee momentarily.
Mozart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mozart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Firetribe counters with a slapping leg kick.
That kick from Firetribe tenderised Mozart 's leg. Mozart is trying to keep his angry face on.
Firetribe connects with a jab.
Firetribe pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mozart misses.
Mozart jabs Firetribe right on the nose. Firetribe blinks but takes it well.
Mozart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mozart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Firetribe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Firetribe walks into a jab.
Mozart looks to land a combination but Firetribe avoids it well.
Mozart throws a lazy uppercut

and Firetribe counters by clinching up.
Mozart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Firetribe has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Firetribe.
Firetribe lands a damaging elbow.
Firetribe throws a punch but it's blocked by Mozart .
Firetribe landing knees to the body.
Firetribe misses with a knee to the head.
Mozart is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Firetribe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Firetribe has Mozart pressed against the cage, preventing Mozart from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mozart managing to block the knees to the body from Firetribe.
Firetribe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firetribe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mozart 's face.
Firetribe tries to land a knee to the head but Mozart blocks with his arms.
Mozart wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mozart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Firetribe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Firetribe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mozart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Firetribe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Firetribe wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Firetribe.
Mozart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Firetribe stalling against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brother Firetribe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Firetribe motions for Mozart to come forward. Firetribe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mozart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A lazy left from Firetribe finds it's target.
Brother Firetribe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mozart misses with a lunging right hand
and Firetribe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mozart moves out of range as Firetribe strikes.
Mozart needs to keep his hands up - Firetribe had a free shot at his head there.
Firetribe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mozart misses with a hook. Firetribe ducked under it nicely.
Mozart swings widly with a right hand

and Firetribe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Firetribe tries to land knees in the clinch but Mozart avoids the damage to the body.
Mozart is trying to break the clinch but Firetribe has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mozart 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mozart tries to break free but Firetribe pushes him back against the cage.
Mozart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Firetribe has him pressed against the cage.
Firetribe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mozart tries to break the clinch but Firetribe is controlling the position.
Firetribe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mozart 's face.
Firetribe landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Firetribe connects with a knee to the head.

Mozart is rocked!
Firetribe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mozart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oh Mozart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firetribe lands a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mozart takes an elbow to the temple.
Firetribe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Firetribe lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mozart to his knees! Firetribe keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brother Firetribe!